- a large boat that carries people or goods by sea
- The yard builds ships for the Navy.
- on a ship The others sailed on a later ship.
- aboard a ship The goods had been loaded aboard a ship destined for Montreal.
- There are two restaurants on board ship.
- a cargo/cruise/merchant ship
- a Navy ship
- a ship’s company (= the crew of a ship)
- a ship’s captain/crew/officers
- by ship Raw materials and labour come by ship, rail or road.
- The captain gave the order to abandon ship (= to leave the ship because it was sinking).
- a fleet of ships
- They boarded a ship bound for India.
- When the ship docked at Southampton he was rushed to hospital.
Extra Examples- The dockers were loading the cargo onto the ship.
- Their ship lay at anchor in the bay.
- The ship is now permanently moored in Buenos Aires.
- a ship carrying more than a thousand people
- a container ship
- The captain went down with his ship.
- The crew was rescued by a passing ship.
Collocations Travel and tourismTravel and tourismHolidays/vacationsTopics Transport by watera2- have/take (British English) a holiday/(North American English) a vacation/a break/a day off/(British English) a gap year
- go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage
- go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing
- plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary
- book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets
- have/make/cancel a reservation/(especially British English) booking
- rent a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a holiday cottage
- (especially British English) hire/ (especially North American English) rent a car/bicycle/moped
- stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a caravan
- cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/(British English) en suite room
- check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room
- pack/unpack your suitcase/bags
- call/order room service
- cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation
- apply for/get/renew a/your passport
- take out/buy/get travel insurance
- catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight
- fly (in)/travel in business/economy class
- make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/(North American English also) layover in Hong Kong
- experience/cause/lead to delays
- check (in)/collect/get/lose (your) (especially British English) luggage/(especially North American English) baggage
- be charged for/pay excess baggage
- board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry
- taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway
- experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence
- suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness
- attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors
- encourage/promote/hurt tourism
- promote/develop ecotourism
- build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/(especially British English) seaside/beach/ski resort
- work for/be operated by a major hotel chain
- be served by/compete with low-cost/(especially North American English) low-fare/budget airlines
- book something through/make a booking through/use a travel agent
- contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator
- book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour
- buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cruise
- sailing
- cargo
- …
- fleet
- board
- come aboard
- come on board
- …
- carry somebody/something
- arrive
- dock
- …
- aboard a/the ship
- on a/the ship
- on board a/the ship
- …
- the bow of a ship
- the deck of a ship
- the stern of a ship
- …
Word OriginOld English scip (noun), late Old English scipian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schip and German Schiff.Definitions on the go
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Idioms
See ship in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee ship in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English(like rats) deserting/leaving a sinking ship
- (humorous, disapproving) used to talk about people who leave an organization, a company, etc. that is having difficulties, without caring about the people who are left
jump ship
- to leave the ship on which you are serving, without permissionTopics Transport by waterc2
- to leave an organization that you belong to, suddenly and unexpectedly
run a tight ship
- to organize something in a very efficient way, controlling other people very closely
spoil the ship for a ha’p’orth/ha’pennyworth of tar
- (saying) to cause something good to fail because you did not spend a small but necessary amount of money or time on a small but essential part of it
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